Message #21089

[Adam Grant]

A short video package shows the history between Kaya Crimson and Gemma Pierce, including their teased altercation at Anarchy before we head back to the ring. And there we find Gaby in her usual location.

Gaby: The following contest is scheduled for one fall.

Zack: I’m looking forward to this after their original encounter, and what we almost saw at Anarchy. Kaoru Asaka, welcome to the booth.

Kaoru: Happy to be along for the ride as always, Zack. And this should be a hell of a ride with these two about to go at it again.

The lights go out in the arena, an anticipatory murmur filling the arena. A moment or two passes in silence before a slow-tempo guitar begins to play through the PA system, accompanied by an electronic vibration effect, kicking off All Good Things’ “For the Glory.”

Better back down, you’re in my domain
Got the whole crowd screaming out our name
It’s a blowout, it’s a hurricane
It’s over, before you know it

An aggressive guitar chord strikes as red lights begin to swirl through the arena. The curtain is pushed aside, and a dimly lit figure stands in the middle of the entrance ramp. While not much of her is clearly visible, she turns her head to face either direction of the crowd.

Why you shaking? We’re a dynasty
In the making, We’re the royalty
Now we're breaking down the enemy
Move over for the soldiers

After a moment, a single white spotlight turns to the ramp, revealing a red-haired woman in a leather jacket, glaring toward one side of the crowd, chewing a piece of gum with a smirk on her face.

Gaby: Introducing first], from Liverpool, England, weighing 147 pounds…this is “The World Piercer,” GEMMA...PIERCE!

Gemma turns to stare at the other side of the audience, lips curling into even more of a smirk as the fans react to the introduction with boos. She stuffs her hands into the pockets of her leather jacket, pacing down the ramp slowly. For the most part, she ignores the crowd, although one person toward the end of the ramp seems to get the “World Piercer’s” attention. The smirk on her face only grows as she gets into a bit of a jaw-jacking competition with the fan, even holding her arms out and seeming to invite some kind of confrontation--when nothing comes of it, though, she just grins even more.

She circles around the ring, taking her sweet time before deciding which side she wants to enter on, swinging herself up onto the apron. She grips the top rope and grins, pulling herself up to her feet, staring out into the crowd for just a moment. She steps through the ropes, moving straight into the center of the ring and stretching her arms out wide, curling both hands in a “bring it” sort of gesture, as the boos only increase. The Merseysider chuckles to herself, shrugging her leather jacket off her shoulders and tossing it out of the ring, moving to her corner and leaning herself back against the turnbuckles.

Zack: Gemma Pierce has been nothing but impressive since arriving in Future Shock. And the only loss she has is against the woman she’s about to face. So something tells me that makes her even more focused, if that’s possible, tonight.

Kaoru: With someone as obviously competitive as Gemma is, it’s no wonder she wants to try to get that win back. That’s the kind of thing that will sit on your mind and bother you until it’s resolved… She’s about to get that chance though, we’ll see if it works out.

The opening to “Our Truth” by Lacuna Coil kickstarts, feeling the arena with Cristina Scabbia’s symphonic wail. Its unique beat results in Kaya Crimson making a steady walk from behind the curtain. Chewing on a piece of bubblegum, she scans the crowd methodically. After her initial scan, she blows a bubble before heading down the ramp. A black hood shrouds all but her excited smile. Her walk down the ramp itself represents that as she throws her hands out to the crowd, smacking the hands of outstretched fans. She stops and points outward to Gabrielle Crimson, beckoning her to start her call.

Gaby: Making her way down to the ring...weighing at a 143 pounds...she is the Rockstar Revolution...KAYAAAAAAAAAAA CRIMSOOOOOOOOOON!

Only taking a few more steps down the ramp, she stops on the end of the it. From there, she takes a “break” on the barricade, allowing some lucky fans to get some up close and personal selfies and interactions with the Rockstar Revolution. She leaves them with a playful air, putting up the devil horns with her fingers while she saunters towards the ring.

When she ascends the ring apron, she shows a small usage of her athleticism, front-flipping over the top rope. With a roll to recover, she stays on one knee. The hood naturally falls off, revealing the full features of herself. The bright eyes of Kaya Lovelace displays her competitive glee as she points out to Gabrielle Crimson. She blows her a kiss and mouths “thank you” to her fellow Crimson. She heads to her designated corner, keeping her back turned to whatever. Lowering her head to the top turnbuckle, she begins her mental preparations. Most of which involves her rolling her wrists around in, garnering focus in the action.

Zack: Kaya’s coming off a big win over the Aspire Ring bearer, whom we’ll see later tonight. That’s two big wins in a row for her, Gemma and then Lacey! What do you think, Kaoru? Can she ride that wave to two wins over the World Piercer?

Kaoru: It’s a lot of momentum, but it’s always harder the second time around. Gemma’s got that first-hand knowledge now. It’ll be interesting to see if she sticks to the same game plan that got her the win the first time or if she switches things up a bit. Either way, it should be a very close encounter here.

As Gaby left the ring, referee Melinda Davis checks both women for anything illegal. When she finds nothing, she calls for the bell. Kaya cracks her knuckles as she listens to the crowd starting to get behind her. She and Gemma meet in the center of the ring, locking up. Both women jockey for position for a couple seconds before Kaya pulls Gemma down into a small package that brings the crowd to its feet and the referee into position!!

Zack: Both women trying to get the----GOOD LORD, SHE’S GONNA DO IT AGAIN!!

ONE!!

T-NO!!

Kaoru: Kaya knows it only takes one move and three seconds and that was almost the shock of the night right from the jump!

Gemma kicks out almost immediately, her eyes wide as Kaya quickly gets back to her feet and takes off towards the ropes. The redhead rises up as well, catching a running shoulder tackle from Kaya that sends her backwards a few steps. Crimson immediately unloads with right hands to her head followed by a jawbreaker that stumbles her backwards. Kaya pulls her down again into another small package!

ONE!!

TWOOO!!! NO!!

Kaoru:  And another one! Even closer this time and we haven’t even left the starting blocks!

Zack: That’s how she got her in their first match, and Kaya’s gonna make Gemma hate a small package before we’re done!

Another kick out as Kaya rolls to her feet, a little smirk on her face as Gemma starts to get up and glares a hole through her. This time, Gemma becomes the aggressor as she charges towards Kaya. Crimson backs up towards the corner as Gemma reaches for her, only to get a drop toe hold face first into the bottom turnbuckle. Kaya quickly springs to her feet and takes off towards the ropes. As Gemma turns around on her knees, she gets a boot across the jaw for a facewash that drives her head into the second turnbuckle now. The redhead tried to sit up, and caught a low dropkick to the chest that caused Gemma to nearly topple over the bottom rope.

Kaoru: The good news is, Gemma didn’t get rolled up again. The bad news is, she just at a lot of boot leather from Crimson.

Zack: Kaya’s not looking to counter wrestle tonight, she’s out there showing us her speed and giving Gemma serious problems already here in the early moments.

Kaoru: Seems like Pierce got a bit over-aggressive in pursuit and Kaya made her pay for it.

Kaya pulled Gemma to her feet, and shoved her into the corner. She climbed up to the middle rope, and instead of ten punches, it was ten elbows into a bulldog off the middle rope. Pierce crashed on the canvas before Kaya went for the cover with a hook of the leg.

Kaoru: Crimson not getting paid by the hour here and looking to get it done quick in Glasgow!

ONE!!

TWOOOO! NO!!

Zack: Who can blame her?! You get paid the same no matter how long the match is, and Kaya’s rolling here!

Gemma kicked out, sending Kaya rolling off and back to her feet. Crimson stomped her boot, and backed up against the ropes. She waved Gemma to get up and turn around. When she got her wish, Kaya went for a big boot across the jaw but Gemma caught her foot with both hands. Kaya hopped on one foot before Pierce kicked her other foot out from under her and caused Kaya to do a split on the canvas that froze her in place. Pierce’s face darkened as she stepped back, and gave her a shining wizard to the head to put her down entirely.

Kaoru: And that, friends, is why proper stretching is important. Although I’m not sure how much that helps after that shot from Gemma. I think Kaya’s roll just stopped rolling.

Zack: You got that right! And on top of that, I think she’s gotten under Gemma’s skin too. And this is a lesson in what happens when you irritate the World Piercer.

Kaoru: I’ll try to remember that for the future.

Kaya brought her legs back together gingerly as she tried to gather her wits about her. Gemma pounded two stomps into her head as she lay on the canvas, and then grabbed one of her legs and bent it backwards to begin stomping Kaya’s head with her own boot. When she let go, Kaya dropped back to the mat and got scooped up by the waist in a show of strength for a wheelbarrow suplex that spiked her back onto the mat again.

Zack: Ever seen someone use your own foot to stomp you in the head? Gemma’s stretching Kaya here, and in the most grueling ways possible.

Kaoru: I’m not quite that limber, thankfully. That seems like a really good way to not only damage someone’s groin muscles, but their ego too. That suplex takes care of the rest.

The rocker tried to push up to her hands and knees before Gemma grabbed both of her legs, and flipped her over into a gorilla clutch submission. Kaya’s face showed abject pain as her lower body was being tortured along with her back. Davis dropped down to ask for a submission, but didn’t get one as Kaya immediately used her hands to try to pull them towards the ropes. Gemma let her get almost there before she dragged her back towards the center, causing more anguish for Crimson.

Kaoru: Gemma’s got that locked in good, really working over the back and lower body of Kaya here. I’m kind of surprised she made it that close to the ropes so fast, but Pierce looks all too happy to drag her back out into deep waters here.

Zack: Gemma is one of a very few people in this business I’ve seen make use of the gorilla clutch, and she has it perfected, to say the least. She let Kaya get to the ropes to taunt her, and then bring her back to center.

Kaoru: She doesn’t seem bitter about those small packages at all…

Crimson tried to push up again, but this time, she moved her hands even faster and made it to the ropes. She wrapped her arm around the rope as Gemma tried to yank her free, but wasn’t having any luck before she finally let go of the hold. A stomp to the face got her to let go before she pulled her away from the ropes again to the center. She grabbed her feet to go for it again, but Kaya surprised her by rolling onto her back and using a bicycle motion with her legs to stomp Gemma repeatedly in the face. It sent her stumbling backwards as Kaya pushed back to her feet, and grimaced as she tried to stand up straight. Gemma was already back up thought, and went towards her with a clothesline. But Kaya ducked under it behind her, and hooked her into a half nelson suplex.

Kaoru: You can see the toll that hold took on Kaya there as she got up, after that...unique bit of offense to escape the clutches of the World Piercer there.

Zack: Kaya loves using that full nelson suplex, and she’s doing whatever she can right now just to get a moment to try to straighten her back out. But Gemma….she’s getting up again!

Gemma barely stayed down long before she started pushing back to her feet, giving Kaya virtually no time to recover. Crimson took off towards the ropes, but Gemma snatched her by the back of her tights and pulled her back to her before she got very far. Pierce grabbed a rear waistlock before Kaya began throwing back elbows with both arms to try to get free. Several connected on both sides of Gemma’s head, allowing Kaya to free herself as Pierce stumbled backwards. Kaya spun into her, hoisted her up into a vertical suplex but brought her down into a double knee backbreaker!

Zack: She calls that LOVE HURTS! And she got every bit of it! That’s also the first time I’ve ever seen someone counter a run towards the ropes!

Kaoru: Sometimes letting go is the hardest part, Zack, and I bet Gemma wishes she had after that move by Kaya! But can Crimson capitalize on it?

Crimson crawled towards the ropes, using them to help her get up. But it was clear how much pain she was in, with one hand pressed against her back. She forced her way back to the slowly rising Gemma, and scooped her up again. This time, she connected with a falcon’s arrow face down on the mat before she rolled her over for the cover. Davis immediately dropped to make the count.

Zack: Falcon’s arrow right on target, and Kaya’s looking to end it now!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

THREE-NOPE!!

Gemma’s shoulder came up after the two, causing Kaya to struggle back to her feet. She pounded her fist onto the mat, trying to get the crowd behind her before she pulled Gemma’s head between her legs. She went to hoist her up for a powerbomb, but she yelped in pain and dropped her to her feet. Crimson stumbled backwards off balance, and Gemma pulled her into a powerbomb….but across her knee before she hit the mat.

Kaoru: Kaya went for it all right there but all that work on her lower back paid dividends for Pierce and boy did she make her pay with that powerbomb variation! Wow!

Gemma slowly made it back to her feet, showing the signs of the offense that had been used against her. She headed towards Kaya, who was almost in a fetal position on the mat. Pierce stalked towards her as she reached down to grab her before Kaya surprised her and pulled her into another small package! The crowd got to its feet as Davis went to count!

ONE!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NO!!!

Gemma barely kicked out in time, and sat up. She looked up to the referee to see it was just a three, and her nostrils flared for a split second in anger.

Kaoru: I’m not sure who Gemma is more mad at right now, Kaya for using that small package again, or herself for getting caught again, but in any case, she looks even more pissed off than she has all night, and it’s harder to get any closer to a repeat of the last outing than that!

Pierce got back to her feet, and yanked Kaya up with her as she was trying to do the same. She fired her across to the far side, and went for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on the rebound. But Kaya spun through and landed on her feet instead. Gemma turned around just as Kaya grabbed her arm and pulled her down into an inverted stomp facebreaker! She lunged on top of her for the cover!

Zack: Where did that come from?! Kaya for the win!!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-NO!!

Gemma’s shoulder popped up in the nick of time, causing Kaya to make sure with the referee it was just two before she rolled off the cover. Crimson struggled to get to her feet, not able to stand up straight fully.

Kaoru: Kaya really making the most of the opportunities her reversal game is giving her here and serves up another round of boot for Gemma! She’s got Pierce reeling but she’s gotta stay aggressive here if she wants to win!

Kaya dragged her thumb across her neck before she pulled Gemma up to her feet with her. She planted her head into position as she wrapped her arms around one of Gemma’s legs and one between them.

Zack: Kaya’s looking for that Frank Gotch inspired piledriver! I don’t Gemma will get up if she hits it!

Kaya went to lift her up, but Gemma surprised and stood up with Kaya over her back. She planted her with a backdrop driver, spiking Kaya into the mat before she got back to her feet with a bit of a snarl on her face. She jerked her back to her feet, and executed her lifting single underhook brainbuster! Kaya collapsed on the mat before Gemma hooked the outside leg, and grinded her forearm into Kaya’s head at the same time.

Kaoru: Gemma wasn’t ready to go quietly and she just PIERCED THE EARTH with Crimson’s head!!

ONE!!!!

TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Davis called for the bell as Gemma rolled off the cover, sitting slumped over on the mat as she inhaled deeply, trying to catch her breath as she looked over her shoulder at the fallen Kaya.

Zack: With one emphatic PIERCE THE EARTH, Gemma put a period on this match! I can’t tell by that look if she has any more respect for her now or just wants to do it again.

Gaby: Here’s your winner by pinfall………..’THE WORLD PIERCER’ GEMMA PIERCE!!

Kaoru: It almost looks like both, but I think she’ll be glad to get out of here with the win as it is! That’s how you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat right there.

The redhead slowly got back to her feet, and had her hand raised. The crowd didn’t show her much love, but it didn’t seem to bother her at all.

Zack: Gemma Pierce evens the series with Kaya Crimson tonight, but I have a feeling these two are gonna be on a collision course with one another yet again. And I want to see it if they do!

Kaoru: You, me, and everyone else! What a match though.

Gemma rolled out of the ring, and headed up the ramp. She glanced behind her to the ring as Kaya was starting to get up. It was only a stare though before she looked ahead as the show cut elsewhere.




The Graduation

A video package shows us highlights from the first 2 Prospects versus the World matches that got Angel and “Poison” Rose Gardner into the graduation poll. We then head back to ringside with the Director of Future Shock standing in the ring. A buzz falls over the crowd since they know what he’s come to discuss.

Adam: Hey Glasgow, how the hell are you?!

He gets a very loud response from the crowd, which brings a little bit of a smile to his face as he continues.

Adam: Before I get to the business at hand, I want to thank all of you here for being part of tonight. It was Future Shock’s first visit to Scotland, and I give you my word that it won’t be the last! You guys have made this trip a massive success, and I can’t thank all of you enough. Now with that said, we got a lot more action still to come. But tonight is not just about that, it’s also about….moving up.

He points up to the FFW flag hanging over the arena.

Adam: It’s all about that. Today, June 5th, is the 8th anniversary of FFW. The most successful women’s wrestling promotion on the planet, no one else even comes close honestly. But see, FFW is a major company with some of the best and brightest talent in the world. But it’s right here...in Future Shock...that we see where the future lies. It’s here in Future Shock that we see what the next chapter in FFW’s future will hold. And it’s here in Future Shock that we get talent ready for that.

He gestures back towards the flag again.

Adam: You all made a choice recently of who you thought was ready to go to the biggest stage in women’s wrestling. You had a tough choice with two women that I feel are more than ready. But this is Future Shock, and we left it up to all of you around the world. Tonight, they find out which one you chose.

He headed towards the corner, picking up a clipboard off the turnbuckle.

Adam: I have a full roster contract right here in my hand. A ticket to FFW on it’s birthday. It’s almost like we’re sending them a gift, and I think that’s fitting honestly. Tonight on FFW’s 8th birthday, it is my pleasure…..with a mix of sadness because it’s like watching your kids grow up and leave home…. It’s my honor to send the Prospect you thought deserved it to FFW. So let’s do it Price Is Right style…….

He pointed towards the ramp.

Adam: ROSE GARDNER…..COME ON DOWN!!

And the Glasgow crowd erupted. The disco beats of “I’m The Boss” hit the sound system as the Cosplaying Princess showed up atop the stage, wearing her street clothes (seeing as she isn’t booked to wrestle tonight) and with a beaming smile on her face. She dashed down the entrance ramp happily sharing high-fives with the audience before she rolled into the ring and leapt on Adam, giving him a big hug.

Rose’s celebration continued as she leaned onto the ropes and moved to the music, swinging on the top rope and pointing to herself when the music called for it. As soon as she was done with that, she immediately rolled OUT of the ring again and made a beeline to the ring announcer, formerly her aunt through marriage, Gabrielle Crimson, and gave HER a big hug too, before snatching the microphone from her hand and rolling into the ring again.

Rose: ROSALINA FOR PRESIDENT!!!

Adam put the clipboard under his arm, giving her some applause along with the exuberant crowd in attendance.

Adam: 55% of the the vote said they wanted to see you in FFW. Congratulations, Rose. I couldn’t be prouder of you!

Rose beamed proudly at the announcement, hopping on the balls of her feet due to her hyper-ness.

Rose: That’s awesome! And I love that it was so close! I mean… I did say it, didn’t I? That it would be just as awesome if Angel was elected to graduate, as long as people smacked a vote? I think… I think this… Oh man. Wow. Uh…

The cosplayer walked around, still smiling proudly, even though she was at a temporary loss for words.

Rose: Okay, tell you what. Uhhhh… This contract. I’m gonna take it, thank youuuuu.

She slyly collected the contract from Adam’s hand, as playfully as it’s expected from her,causing the audience to chuckle.

Rose: BUT! I’m very, very, very thankful to Future Shock for all the things I learned and all the friends I made. And I’m gonna take these experiences with me all the way… Now as a pro!

Adam: You earned it. But you know as well as I do that it’s a real shark tank up there. But the fans and I agree that you are more than ready for it. And as soon as you sign that contract, a much bigger world awaits you. As a matter of fact, there’s someone else who wants to celebrate in the moment with you.

The crowd’s attention turned to the ramp as we see a guy they’ve never seen before, at least not in his street clothes. In a pair of shorts and a “Poison” t-shirt walked out a guy with dirty blonde hair. He climbed the steps into the ring, and gave Rose a hug and kiss to congratulate her. After the sweet moment, Rose smirks at the crowd.

Rose: For everyone not familiar… This is Alex, my boyfriend! And you’re out here just in time! How about we turn--...

Alex: I know where you’re going, but let’s wait for like a minute on that. Because you know me, I’m kind of a ‘live in the moment’ dude. And when I saw you were in this graduation poll deal and having been there for most every match you’ve had in Future Shock, I decided there was a question I was going to ask the winner of this poll. I can’t tell you how glad I am it was you, because well…

He reached into his pocket, and dropped down to one knee in the ring. Many of the women in the crowd gave quite an “aww” sound.

Alex: I know we haven’t known each other forever. I know we haven’t been together a hugely long time. But I also know that every day you’re with me, I look forward to the next more. So what do you say….you and I…..make this thing official? I love you more than anyone I’ve ever known, and while FFW is going to be a new adventure, I’d like to go on a bigger adventure with you. So….will you marry me?

Rose blinked as her cheeks went red, and the audience slowly broke into a “YES” chant. Poison looked around, absolutely flustered, before… of course, cracking a joke about it.

Rose: You were gonna propose to Angel if she won? Dude, not cool.

Alex shook his head quickly, letting her know he and Angel weren’t that tight. Rose shook her head with a snicker.

Rose: Of damn course I will, you silly boy.

He popped open the ring box, and put the diamond ring on her finger before he got back to his feet, and the two lovebirds shared another kiss, much to the delight of the Glaswegian crowd. As they separated, Rose smirked at her now fiancé and picked up the microphone again.

Rose: Now there’s only one way to go about this, you leave me no choice.

The Cosplay Princess then turns to the Commissioner…

Rose: Okay, one last request, if I may, Adam? Let’s have ourselves… A DANCE PARTAAAAAY~!

The lights went out as colored spotlights began to flash all over the ring and the crowd before the music began. Then the dance party began before the show headed to a commercial break.